\"Youwouldn’twanttomakeGeorgeunhappy，\"
Warwickresumedwhenthenurseretired。\"Verywell；wouldyounotbewilling，forhissake，tokeepasecret——yoursecretandmine，andthatoftheinnocentchildinyourarms？Wouldyouinvolveallofusindifficultiesmerelytosecureyourownpeaceofmind？Doesn’tsuchacourseseemjusttheleastbitselfish？Thinkthematteroverfromthatpointofview，andwe’llspeakofitlaterintheday。IshallbewithGeorgeallthemorning，andImaybeable，byalittlemanagement，tofindouthisviewsonthesubjectofbirthandfamily，andallthat。Somemenareveryliberal，andloveisagreatleveler。I’llsoundhim，atanyrate。\"
HekissedthebabyandleftRenatoherownreflections，towhichhispresentationofthecasehadgivenanewturn。Ithadneverbeforeoccurredtohertoregardsilenceinthelightofself—sacrifice。
Ithadseemedasortofsin；herbrother’sargumentmadeofitavirtue。Itwasnotthefirsttime，northelast，thatrightandwronghadbeenamatterofview—point。
TryonhimselffurnishedtheopeningforWarwick’sproposedexamination。Theyoungermancouldnotlongremainsilentuponthesubjectuppermostinhismind。\"Iamanxious，John，\"hesaid，\"tohaveRowenanamethehappiestdayofmylife——ourweddingday。WhenthetrialinEdgecombeCountyisfinished，Ishallhavenofurtherbusinesshere，andshallbereadytoleaveforhome。